Thursday, September 20, 2018

Hurricane Maria one year later & campaign financing

Start your day with a quick digest of today's top Central Florida headlines.

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Hurricane Maria 1 year later: Puerto Rico surf town faces identity crisis — Hurricane Maria stole its beach

Hurricane Maria stole the sands from Puerto Rico beaches where tourists used to sunbathe and which surfers used to paddle out into the waves. The coastal erosion threatens to reshape the entire identity of oceanside communities on the recovering island.

Maxwell: $5 million of your taxes spent on Florida campaigns ... so far

"Welfare for politicians'' - Ron DeSantis and Andrew Gillum among those running subsidized campaigns in Florida, Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell writes.

Melbourne airport closed after student pilot boards passenger plane, police say

Orlando Melbourne International Airport in Brevard County was placed on lockdown early Thursday morning after a student pilot boarded a plane in the airfield's maintenance facility, a spokeswoman said.

UCF leader responsible for misspent $38M on academic building received glowing reviews

UCF will pay up to $550 per hour to the Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner law firm for to investigate the former CFO's decision to misspend $38 million in state funds on a new academic building.

UCF football linebacker arrested on sexual battery charge

University of Central Florida linebacker Demetreius Mayes, 18, was arrested Tuesday on a sexual battery charge.

UF coach Dan Mullen wants mild-mannered Gators to mimic The Hulk

Coach Dan Mullen hopes his Gators will try to transform themselves from mild-mannered student-athletes to unstoppable forces on the football field.

FSU holds players-only meeting, works to snap out of slump

The Florida State Seminoles are optimistic they can get back on track after holding a players-only meeting following a frustrating loss at Syracuse.

Orlando City coach, players determined to get things right

Orlando City's Mohamed El Munir knows there wasn't enough effort during the Lion's 4-0 loss to the Chicago Fire.

Central Florida's newly named football team — the Orlando Apollos — is ready to blast off on a sun-filled, fun-filled journey

The Orlando Apollos is the name of the new team Steve Spurrier will coach in the Alliance of American Football.

C.J. Walker went from state champ OCP to another: Oak Ridge

C.J. Walker, Central Florida highest-rated senior basketball prospect, went from one state championship team to another for his final season of high-school basketball.

Orlando Shakes' 'In the Heights' radiates joy, warmth, love

Orlando Shakes' "In the Heights" review by Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm.

The wonders of Harriett Lake's closet fill book's pages

A new book takes us inside philanthropist Harriett Lake's wardrobe — and shows us the woman behind the clothes.

'America's Got Talent': Who won?

"America's Got Talent'' closed its 13th season, and viewers shed the singers to anoint the winner.

Orlando literary community, cystic fibrosis fight: This weekend

WFTV examines the fight against cystic fibrosis, WUCF explores Orlando's literary community, Spectrum News 13 talks to political candidates, and WOFL explains Central Florida's problem with affordable housing.

Central Florida Zoo: Meet PJ the rhino

Central Florida Zoo's Rhinoceros Encounter lets visitors get up-close and personal with PJ, a greater one-horned Indian rhino. The Sanford attraction is trying to raise public awareness of rhinos as World Rhino Day approaches.

Olive Garden's mystery? An elaborate online scavenger hunt for pasta passes

Olive Garden unveiled an elaborate online scavenger hunt for the chance to win 1 of 10 free annual pasta passes.

Central Florida Explorer: Bioluminescence, nature's blue-glowing wonder

For this episode of Central Florida Explorer, Patrick goes kayaking to discover "dinoflagellates," single-celled organisms that light up when the water is disturbed.

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